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Anonymous startup

Mobile AppsListed on TrustMRR· Aug 15
$100.0K
Asking Price
$3.6K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$3.6K/mo
Monthly Profit
2.3x
Profit Multiple
N/A
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This listing reports $3,601/mo profit on $3,601/mo revenue (100% margin), a mathematically implausible claim that suggests either data entry error, incomplete cost disclosure, or a misalignment between revenue and profit definitions. The 2.31x multiple appears attractive on paper, but the margin anomaly and missing business fundamentals—no age data, no customer count, no retention metrics, no breakdown of Apple's take-rate impact—prevent credible evaluation. A buyer would need to reconcile the financials and confirm actual operating costs before proceeding.

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Strengths

  • Asking price of $100K represents a 2.31x multiple on stated annual profit, which would be attractive if verified
  • Platform verification badge indicates TrustMRR has confirmed some data points
  • Subscription-based model creates recurring revenue potential
  • Organically grown business suggests no customer-acquisition debt
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Details to confirm

  • Revenue and profit figures are numerically identical ($3,601), which is not credible for a mobile app with App Store fees; clarify actual net after platform costs and any other operating expenses
  • Confirm the business age, founding date, and operating history—this data is absent and material to risk assessment
  • Request customer count, churn rate, and retention cohorts to validate the recurring-revenue claim and subscription health
  • Provide a detailed cost breakdown: Apple's commission (typically 15-30%), payment processor fees, server/hosting costs, and any other variable or fixed expenses

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 70/100
Business age unavailableUnusually high reported profit margin

Buy vs Build: BUILD

35
AI-native cash cost
$4.0K$12.0K
Estimated time
6 weeks
Asking price
$100.0K

The core asset being acquired is not the software but the App Store distribution, user base, and revenue stream. However, critical business traction data—customer count, retention, revenue history, and acquisition channels—is entirely missing, creating unacceptable uncertainty about what is actually being purchased. The reported margin is mathematically suspect, raising confidence-of-evidence concerns. A solo founder with an AI coding subscription could build a functional lock-screen learning app in 6 weeks for $4–12K; the differentiation and distribution value of this specific product cannot be assessed without verified customer metrics and clarified financials. Until the financials are reconciled and customer/retention data is provided, building a comparable product with known costs and transparent economics is the lower-risk path.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$43K
Annual Revenue
$43K
Annual Profit
$3.6K
Monthly Revenue
28 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin100%
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Business Overview

A profitable organically grown subscription-based iPhone Japanese learning app with no costs except Apple Proceeds and a differentiated Lock Screen learning experience. The product is mature, polished

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Quick Facts

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Type
Mobile Apps
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Aug 15, 2026

Deal Score

42
Below Average
Evidence confidence70/100
2.3x
Good Multiple
Asking$100.0K
MRR$3.6K/mo
Profit$3.6K/mo
Profit Multiple2.3x
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.